Sarfaraz Khan Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Sarfaraz Khan is an Indian professional cricketer who has represented, as a middle-order batsman, teams like Mumbai (2013-14 to 2014-15, 2019-20-Present) and Uttar Pradesh (2015-16 to 2017-18) in the Indian domestic cricket circuit. His aggressive lower-order hitting capabilities have earned him IPL (Indian Premier League) contracts with teams such as Royal Challengers Bangalore (2015–2018) and Kings XI Punjab (2019–Present). He has also represented India at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in both 2014 and 2016, helping the team finish 5th and 2nd respectively.

Born Name

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Nick Name

Panda

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Education

Sarfaraz is a high school graduate. As he was unable to formally attend school for nearly 4 years due to his cricket commitments, he had studied for his mathematics and English classes through a private tutor.

Occupation

Professional Cricketer

Family

• Father – Naushad Khan
• Mother – Tabassum Khan
• Siblings – Musheer Khan (Brother) (Cricketer), Moin Khan (Brother)

Batting

Right-Handed

Bowling

Legbreak

Role

Middle-Order Batsman

Jersey Number

97 – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab (Indian Premier League)

97 – Team India

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight

64 kg or 141 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Sarfaraz has dated –

1. Romana Jahur – In August 2023, it was reported that Sarfaraz had gotten married in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir to Romana Jahur.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Affable smile
• Clean-shaven look
• Toned physique
• Side-cropped, spiked hair

Religion

Islam

Sarfaraz Khan Facts

1. He had first come into the spotlight in 2009 when, as a 12-year-old, he broke the school record of the great Sachin Tendulkar by recording an inning of 439 runs in a Harris Shield match. The inning, studded with 56 fours and 12 sixes, was his first in the tournament. The feat meant that he was on the radar of local and national selectors and was selected for the Mumbai Under-19 team, and subsequently for the Indian Under-19 team.
2. In 2015, he had set the record for being the then-youngest player to have participated in an IPL match. He also holds the record of being the first uncapped player (a player who has not been a member of his country’s senior national team) to have been retained by a franchise in the IPL.
3. At the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup, he had finished as the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer with 355 runs from 6 innings at an impressive average of 71.5 of those innings were worth more than 50 runs and he was also India’s top-scorer in the final match that they lost. Combined with his performance in the previous edition of the tournament (2014), he had set the record for the most number of 50s (7) at the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
4. In 2011, he was embroiled in controversy after another school team had accused him of fudging his age so that he could participate in a particular age-group tournament. Initial bone tests had indicated that the allegation was true but further advanced tests had exonerated him of any wrongdoing. The controversy had affected him emotionally and it had taken him a few months to re-focus his energies on cricket.
5. In 2015, he was dropped from the team after making offensive gestures towards the team’s selectors just after leading the Mumbai team to a win in the Under-19 championship semi-final. His match fees for 2 years were withheld as a result.
6. In June 2022, he scored a century in the Ranji Trophy season against Madhya Pradesh in the final. It was his 4th century of the 2021-2022 season of the Ranji Trophy. He celebrated it in late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala‘s style (Thapi).
7. In June 2023, on being asked why Sarfaraz was being neglected for a place in the Indian team multiple times, one of the selectors revealed that Sarfaraz’s fitness was not of international standard. Plus, his conduct on and off the field was also not the best.
8. In February 2024, he got a chance to debut for India in the Test match against England. He scored 62 off 66 balls and got run out.
9. He received his debut Test cap from former spinner Anil Kumble.
10. He has picked jersey number 97 as a mark of respect to his father Naushad Khan. The numbers 9 and 7 are individually read as ‘nau’ and ‘saat’ in Hindi much similar to his father’s name.

Featured Image by Sarfaraz Khan / Instagram